Simplified Bookhand: Behind the scenes
Lucas Tucker
This is a behind the scenes look at some of the filming of the Simplified bookhand series.
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Simplified Bookhand Calligraphy: Spacing Letters and Words
Lucas Tucker
Talking through some of the aspects of spacing words and letters in the simplified bookhand.
Simplified Bookhand: Foundational Strokes
Lucas Tucker
Here is the introductory video for simplified Bookhand calligraphy, showing how to construct the foundational strokes.
Writing a Prayer, Watch over thy Child...
Lucas Tucker
Writing with a goose quill on calfskin parchment, using my medieval scribe’s knife to hold the page in place. As always, the ink is made using medieval materials and recipes.
Calligraphic Beginnings: How it all began
Lucas Tucker
I was born an ugly child. Not so much that women ran away screaming and hid their faces, but my mother wasn't going to win any Gerber baby contests, if you know what I mean. I learned to walk, talk, read, and write like any child should. My writing, however, was something that WOULD make women run away screaming. And by writing I mean penmanship, handwriting, chicken scratch. It was the kind of chicken scratch that chickens made fun of because it was too sloppy. I mean even the messy chickens.
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